I notice one posting says the rescuers are working to improve the birds' long lives, and the rest are improving "their" long lives. We should live as long as some of our birds! -----Original Message----- Date: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 10:37:17 am To: "Mickaboo media advisor team" From: "Jonathan Harris" Subject: Re: [Media-advisors] Fwd: ANNOUNCING THE PARROT CARE PROJET & NATIONAL CAGE XCHANGE CAMPAIGN Yeah, I just got this too. I was intending to post the link to various lists I'm on. Certainly Mickaboo can & should put a link on our Facebook page. Will Mickaboo be part of this campaign? How and in what official capacity would determine what we say on our main Web page or in a press release. But in any case we might think about how to take advantage of the media coverage Mira has generated to get out whatever message we think most appropriate or important. j -----Original Message----- From: "Vincent J. Hrovat" <1217@vhrovat.org> Sent: Feb 22, 2012 8:32 AM To: Mickaboo media advisor team Subject: [Media-advisors] Fwd: ANNOUNCING THE PARROT CARE PROJET & NATIONAL CAGE XCHANGE CAMPAIGN Hi,   I?m not sure if anyone else was aware of this but it is news to me as of this morning. If we want, I can pull together a press release stating that Mickaboo approves / appreciates / is part of this campaign. Or perhaps someone else is already working on it.   Thoughts?     --VH Begin forwarded message: From: "Mira Tweti, Executive Director, Parrot Care Project & Cage xChange Campaign Manager" Date: February 22, 2012 6:06:07 AM PST To: smship22@yahoo.com Subject: ANNOUNCING THE PARROT CARE PROJET & NATIONAL CAGE XCHANGE CAMPAIGN Reply-To: mira@miratweti.com Having trouble viewing this email? Click here         The time for National Parrot Awareness has come! The launch of the first national parrot welfare initiative, the  Parrot Care Project and Cage xChange Campaign    is being announced this week in newspapers, on TV,  and radio shows across the country! Below are just some of the media outlets that  picked up the Associated Press on Tuesday, February, 21st. The Washington Post With cage swaps and education initiatives, parrot rescuers hope to improve their long lives San Jose Mercury News Parrot rescuers trying to improve brids' long lives Ventura County Star Parrot rescuers trying to improve their long lives   Monterey Herald Parrot rescuers trying to improve their long lives Boston Globe, Boston.com Parrot rescuers trying to improve their long lives Times Union, Albany, New York Parrot rescuers trying to improve their long lives Times-Standard (Eureka & California's North coast)  Parrot rescuers trying to improve their long lives Daily Freeman, Ulster County, New York Parrot rescuers trying to improve their long lives Yahoo! News (500 million subscribers)  Parrot rescuers trying to improve their long lives Huffington Post With cage swaps and education, parrot rescuers try to improve their long lives San Diego Union-Times UTSanDiego.com Parrot rescuers trying to improve their long lives Inside Bay Area Parrot rescuers trying to improve brids' long lives Pets Newswire Comprehensive Real-Time News Feed for Pets New Haven Register  Parrot rescuers try to improve birdsâ?? lives FederalNewsRadio.com Parrot rescuers trying to improve their long lives Contra CostaTimes Parrot rescuers trying to improve their long lives Marin Independent Journal Parrot rescuers trying to improve their long lives San Francisco Chronicle Parrot rescuers trying to improve their long lives Sacramento Bee Parrot rescuers trying to improve their long lives Oakland Tribune/Tri-Valley Herald/Alameda Times-Star Parrot rescuers trying to improve brids' long lives          www.Paypal.com Donation recipient: Donations@CagexChange.com                             Parrot Care Project & Cage xChange Campaign 6200 Vista del Mar Playa del Rey, California 90293 Mira@MiraTweti.com 310-574-0911 (noon - 10 pm daily)             This parrot had to be cut out of its cage when it was rescued. It had been put in when it was young and kept there until it was too big to exit the small door. Unfortunately, this scenario is all too common. An estimated 90% of all pet birds - from parakeets to macaws - are living in cages that are too small for them.   1 in 10 pet birds feather plucks, an aberrant and painful   behavior never seen in wild parrots.   Smaller people don't live in smaller houses and smaller birds shouldn't live in smaller cages. All pet birds, regardless of their size, need to be in the largest space possible. In the wild, parakeets, cockatiels, and finches, can fly faster and further than Amazons and macaws. If anything, the former need large cages to fulfill their inherent energy and need for quick flight and movement.  The fact that a bird can fit into a cage, doesn't mean it should. That's the main message of this campaign. Our campaign aims to change the way we view and care for parrots.   For the first time in the US there are now cage-size minimum standards that parrot owners across the country can adopt.    The last national campaign for birds of any species was 125 years ago, in 1886 when the National Audubon Society was founded to save egrets, herons, and other native bird populations that were being decimated for their feathers to decorate wealthy ladies' hats.  Audubon was successful in saving millions of birds extinction.     This multi-year Cage xChange Campaign can be just as impactful   to the lives of the estimated 30 million pet parrots   (many of which are endangered species)  living in North America today.       Read on...           Forward this email This email was sent to smship22@yahoo.com by mira@miratweti.com |   Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe? | Privacy Policy. 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